David Hockney sketchbook 📕

 

I started looking at my old sketchbooks…

After watching David Hockney’s sketchbook ✍️ 

Le Bac À Glaces 🍨 with Shannon

Original watercolor 6” x 8”

 Ice cream 🍨 is always a good 👍 idea

Even though I’m not supposed to have  much sugar=hives.

Salon du Fromage 🧀 2026

 

ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR, 6”x 8”

 

I thought drawing ✍️ cheese would be a piece of cake 🍰 

It was not…

Anne Maisonneuve Boutique & Macarons

 

Yesterday I went back to Manderley ANNE MAISONNEUVE.

At 112 boulevarde Raspail, 75006

Painting in Rouen with Monet:

 

Somehow I forgot to tell you about 

Painting in Rouen last weekend.

What Parisians are wearing in La Canicule

This morning around 5 am out my window 🪟 

What I am drinking non-stop to stay cool 😎 Paper-thin slices of English cucumber 🥒 in San Pellegrino 

Lunch at La Couronne, Rouen

 LA COURONNE, ROUEN 6”x 8”

I suggested to Carolyn  back in March,

That we reserve for lunch at LA COURONNE 👑 for Saturday.

Yesterday I went to buy stamps

 

Yesterday I went to buy stamps for the May Paris Letter,

Because my big Post Office had just sold the last 3 international timbres/stamps to the girl ahead of me! Crazy no?  

Paris Odds & Ends

 

I am behind reporting all my comings and goings. Tuesday I heard photographer, Meredith Mullins at Adrian’s monthly meetup

Talk about her recent 2 trips to Japan at Cafe du là Mairie. I arrived early to get a good seat but had no view of the screen 🤷‍♀️ 

Antonio Vivaldi 🎵 Primavera 🌼 UGC Film Card 🎥

 

Yesterday I went to Venise,

In flights of fancy with a box of popcorn 🍿 

Desperately Seeking MYKA Greek 🇬🇷 Frozen Yogurt 🍦

 

Yesterday, I found my Mecca, my holy grail…

On MAY DAY!

Stripes Basque Style at Bon Marché

 

Yesterday I was wandering a bit 

And stepped into a grand promotion 

Esprit Jardin, Versailles, l’Artecono da Vinci

 

Every year in April, ESPRIT JARDIN 🪴 takes place in Versailles 

I went again yesterday. Hurry up. You can still go today 🪴

Summer in the City 🌞

 

Yesterday everyone was dressed for 

SUMMERTIME

Matisse, 1941 – 1954 | Grand Palais

 

A good way to understand an artist is to make a copy.

I visited the new Matisse exhibit, April 2 at Grand Palais.

PAD Paris, Tamara de Lempicka, Cauliflower

 

Yesterday Rosemary invited me to PAD Paris at the Tuileries 

An annual Art and design show..it was a surprise to see a still life painting 🖼️ 

Why do Bunnies 🐇 Bring The Easter 🐣 Chocolate

J O Y E U X 🐣P Â Q U E S 🐣T O U T🐣L E🌷M O N D E

Yesterday I went Easter 🐣 Chocolate Hunting 🐇

400th anniversary of Jardin des Plantes 🌷

On Saturday I took  bus 63 

To the entrance at Jardin des Plantes. 

Vaudeville ☕️ Salon du Dessin ✍️ Palais Royal 🌸

 

Moules, master drawings and magnolias.

I met JULIA for lunch at le Vaudeville. 29, rue Vivienne, 75002

Les Jardins Albert Kahn 🌸

 

This week I went chasing after cherry 🌸 blossoms for the March Paris letter,

I ended up at les Jardins Albert Kahn for the first time.

La Mode du 18e Siècle - Palais Galliera

 

2025 was the year of ART DÉCO,

2026 is the year 18th century style and décor. 

Yellow Paris

 

Lots of YELLOW this week

In Paris

Salon de l’Agriculture #2

I went back to Salon de l’Agriculture on Friday

The lemons 🍋 🍋🍋

Salon International de l'Agriculture 2026

 

On Sunday I went to the annual

Salon de l’Agriculture.

Put a Camellia on it, Chanel Auction/Bonhams Saint Cyr

 

ON ETSY
I missed out on Chanel at Fashion Week in January

So Yesterday I went to gawp